Virtually every human on the planet is going to be infected. A significant portion of humanity, particularly if certain (mostly respiratory) health issues are involved, is going to have a really rough time. Of those, quite a few will require hospital intervention if they are to survive. The availability of hospital facilities will be determined by location and case load; the latter is proportional to measures taken to enforce quarantine. Those who require medical intervention are likely to have lung issues after recovery; a fraction of them will not recover.
What you can do is endeavour to avoid the virus until there is (a) good medical interventions, i.e. some of the promising malaria drugs, that radically improve one’s chances of recovering without lung damage; or (b) a vaccine is available; or (c) an antibody test kit shows that you have fought off the virus without knowing you had it.
What you do not want to do is catch this virus at the same time as many others do because hospitals are going to be overwhelmed and triage measures are going to determine whether victims receive treatment.
Your chance of contracting this disease rise with the number of people you come near. Keep in mind that for this particularly contagious disease, for each person you contact face to face, you essentially contact all the people they contacted a few days earlier It adds up extremely quickly.
Sheltering in place, absolutely minimizing the time spent near others, and excruciatingly conscious hygiene are the best way to avoid being infected. Wearing a mask—even a bandanna—helps prevent inadvertently spreading the disease, though it does little to prevent getting it. Wash your hands frequently, wipe down surfaces, don’t touch your face (as if that’s possible!), avoid close contact with most everyone but your live-in partners.
Good luck. We are all in for one hell of a ride for the next few months.
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